SPOKANE, Wash. - Freshmen
Nolan Hill and
Logan Gomez each hit two NAIA automatic qualifying standards, highlighting a monster evening for both College of Idaho swim teams, as the Coyotes closed out the regular-season at Whitworth University.
Men's Results Women's Results
Despite a combined nine school records and nine new NAIA qualifying marks set, the host Pirates swept the team scores, as Whitworth won the men's dual, 123-41, and the women's dual, 116-60.
Hill had a huge day, swimming the 12th-fastest time in the NAIA this season in winning the 200-free, crushing the school-record with his time of 1:45.71. He would follow with a victory in the 100-free (48.21), also an NAIA "A" mark.
Two freshmen also had good days for the Yotes - as
Tyler Maryon won the 100-butterfly with a school-record time of 55.57, just missing an NAIA provisional mark.
Brennen Baker did hit the provisional in the 1,650-free, swimming a seasonal-best time of 17:53.35.
Gomez broke a pair of her own school records on the evening - winning the 100-backstroke with a time of 1:02.39, while crushing her mark in the 200-backstroke (2:15.79), to punch a ticket to nationals.
Also with a monster swim was freshman
Madeleine Sato, who took 15 seconds off the 500-free school-record in winning the event with a time of 5:23.66 - becoming C of I's first women's "A" qualifier in the event.
Three others broke school records and hit NAIA "B" marks in the meet -
Allie Godfrey in the 200-butterfly (2:21.83),
Kirby Roberts in the 100-butterfly (1:03.09), and
Selena Warburton in the 200-free (2:04.36). Warburton also picked up a win in the 100-breaststroke (1:09.71).
The Yotes will continue to train in preparation for the NAIA National Championships, set for Feb. 27-March 2 in Oklahoma City, Okla.
